Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
आकाशे च क्षिपेद्वारि वारिस्थो दक्षघिणामुखः । पितॄणां स्थानमाकाशं दक्षिणादिक् तथैव च ॥ ८९ ॥
ākāśe ca kṣipedvāri vāristho dakṣaghiṇāmukhaḥ | pitṝṇāṃ sthānamākāśaṃ dakṣiṇādik tathaiva ca || 89 ||
Berdirilah di dalam air menghadap selatan, lalu dengan tangan kanan percikkan air persembahan ke angkasa; sebab alam para Pitri berada di langit dan arah mereka adalah selatan.
Narada (teaching in a dharma/ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It links ancestral offerings (tarpaṇa) to cosmic orientation: the Pitṛs are approached through the sky as their locus, and the south as their sacred direction, making the act both devotional and cosmologically aligned.
While primarily ritual, it supports bhakti through gratitude and reverence—honoring one’s lineage and sustaining dharmic duties, which are traditionally regarded as supportive practices for steadiness in devotion.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and dik-nirṇaya (directional rule): the instruction specifies posture (standing in water), orientation (facing south), and the method of offering (casting water toward the sky).